.htaccess file - removing .php extension "Server Error" [duplicate]

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I have just created a .htaccess file which I'm using in XAMPP, and is located in Z:/xampp/htdocs/.htaccess and I've added the code:

RewriteEngine on RewriteCond % {REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond % {REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^ (.*)$1.php [L,QSA]

But when I load any of my pages I get the error:

The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script.

I've seen others come across this error before and have tried other people's fixes but nothing has worked for me, when I stop getting the error, it doesnt remove the .php extension.

Does anyone know what the issue is?

What does the error log say? You should be able to access it through XAMPP's control panel. — syck
– syck, Commented Nov 19, 2015 at 9:32
This line RewriteRule ^(.*)$1.php [L,QSA] has the problem , there should be a space between RewritePattern and the rewrite path, (.*) $1.php ( (.*)space$1.php ) — Amit Verma
– Amit Verma, Commented Nov 19, 2015 at 9:52

Abdulla Nilam · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-19 09:36:58Z

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Try this

RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^([^\.]+)$ $1.php [NC,L]

as well as in Apache httpd.conf check rewrite is on

edited Nov 19, 2015 at 9:36

answered Nov 19, 2015 at 9:34

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2 Comments

dev_py_uk Over a year ago

This worked, I just hadn't removed the extension from the links so it was still showing up. Thanks!

Abdulla Nilam Over a year ago

@drewith happy to help :)

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